P ope Francis, the reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis, died Monday, April 21, ...

The peasant parade carries a countercultural message: The weak and the powerless gathered together with the divine presence ...

Mexican Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra is the world’s oldest bishop and is one of only four surviving bishops who ...

Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis loved soccer and tango, once worked as a bar doorman and was known to shun the pomp of ...

Even the moment of the formal verification of the pope’s death takes place in the context of a prayer service “at home” in ...

Francis’ funeral is set for 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. He will lie in state starting tomorrow in St. Peter’s ...

From a raging, violent punk to a kind of prophet, Nick Cave's philosophy on love now preaches a radical openness to the world ...

Muslims around the world are among the well-wishers expressing gratitude as Pope Francis recovers at his Vatican home after a ...

As general secretary of the National Council of Churches the Rev. Campbell endorsed priorities such as battling climate change and expanding health care.

Religious leaders have delivered their traditional Easter messages.

The prayer rituals for the formal recognition of his death April 21, his funeral and eight memorial Mass are designed as ...

On June 21, 1982, people in the United Kingdom weren't just celebrating midsummer and the longest day of the year, the joyful ...